Janet : I believe much of Hande's novel bun-technology was developed at the (Cinnamon-funded) Lockheed-Martin-Cinnamon "BunWorks" facility.

(Hoomins straying onto that site in the desert will be disapproved of on sight, so don't try.)

Apparently the same facility several years ago developed the SR-Seventy-Bun "BlackBun" high-altitude reconnaissance airbun.

Bunway Airlines expressed an interest in developing that technology for passengerbun travel, but alas, the costs of migrating that high-speed, high-altitude/bunnitude bun-technology into bunsumer-space were prohibitive.

Fleetie: How did you find out about all this bun-technology? Were you an indentured servant in a leading bunsearcher's household? Did the buns discuss bun-technology over brandy and cigars and assume, since you are a mere hoomin, that you were too stoopid to understand what you overheard? More importantly, will they realize you know too much and have you "disapproved of" permanently? Be afraid, be very afraid !